BOURBONNAIS, IL (02/14/2013)(readMedia)-- Moline resident Nicholas Mizeur was recently recognized by the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) for his academic achievements by being named to the All-Academic Team for fall 2012. Mizeur is a senior at Olivet Nazarene University, majoring in youth ministry and political science and competing in men's cross country.

To be nominated for this award, a student-athlete must have been enrolled at his or her respective CCAC school for a minimum of one academic year, have completed at least 30 semester hours and have earned no less than a 3.25 cumulative grade point average.

Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 100 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet has one main campus in Bourbonnais, Ill. - just 50 miles south of Chicago; three sites: Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Ill., and Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year, whether through study abroad opportunities or worldwide mission trips.

(February 12, 2013) - Concordia University Wisconsin officials released the Fall Dean's List for the first semester of 2012-2013 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA.

Among the area students named to the list were: Elizabeth Vondera, Freshman from Davenport, Athletic Training

Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin, 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, offers 49 undergraduate majors and is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The school is located on 155 acres of Lake Michigan shoreline, only 15 minutes north of downtown Milwaukee.

These students have demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or above in a single semester.

"We are very proud of all our students on the Dean's List," said Beverly Kopper, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. "The Dean's List signifies academic excellence on our campus, and we pride ourselves on attracting those types of highly motivated students."

The Registrar's Office reports 2,917 students were selected for the Dean's List for the fall semester. About 12,000 students are currently enrolled at UW-Whitewater.

PORT BYRON, IL – State Rep. Mike Smiddy (D-Hillsdale) invites local K-12 students to participatein Google’s Doodle 4 Google contest for the opportunity to have their artwork featured on theGoogle homepage and receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grantfor his or her school.

Google doodles are the fun versions of the Google logo that appear on the Google homepageto recognize special events and people. The theme for this year’s contest is “My Best DayEver…” and students are invited to submit their entries by mail or online by the March 22, 2013deadline. On May 1, 2013, the 50 state winning designs will be opened up for a public vote.State winners will be flown to New York City for a national awards ceremony on May 22, 2013,where the National Winner will be announced.

“Doodle 4 Google is an innovative and fun way to encourage students to be creative,” saidSmiddy. “As a parent, I appreciate Google’s commitments to stimulating young imaginationsand helping to support schools and families with the grant and scholarship money availablethrough this contest.”

Doodles will be judged by Google users and a panel of guest judges, including journalist KatieCouric, musician Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson of The Roots, Chris Sanders, writer and directorof Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon, and Pendleton Ward, creator of Adventure Time.

Entry forms, contest rules, an educator’s guide, and more information can be found atwww.google.com/doodle4google. Smiddy’s constituent services office can be reached at
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